Craps Strategy

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Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps formed from the ancient English game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the origin of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been discovered by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It is believed that Sir William’s horsemen wagered on Hazard through a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the fortification’s name.

Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when banished by the English, the French moved down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s believed that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is acquired from the term for the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi barges and across the country. A great many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn assembled the modern craps setup. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players could wager on the dice to not win. Later, he invented the boxes for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.